Viewing Demands Through a Tunnel

To view all demands routed over a tunnel, right-click over the tunnel and select Show Demands Routed on Tunnel.

In the Demands window, examine the Current Route column which indicates the path taken bythe demands. Open and closed brackets in the path indicate where a tunnel is entered and exited.

Figure 1: Demands (or Flows) Routed Through a Particular Tunnel Network tool interface displaying tabs for managing nodes, links, interfaces, demands, and tunnels. A table lists network demands with columns for ID, source node, destination node, bandwidth, type, priority, preemption, and current route. Below, a summary view shows total bandwidth allocated and placed. Buttons for adding, modifying, or deleting entries are at the bottom.

Network tool interface displaying tabs for managing nodes, links, interfaces, demands, and tunnels. A table lists network demands with columns for ID, source node, destination node, bandwidth, type, priority, preemption, and current route. Below, a summary view shows total bandwidth allocated and placed. Buttons for adding, modifying, or deleting entries are at the bottom.

In Figure 1, the selected demand between HOU and NYC. has the route HOU[--DAL--CHI--]WDC--PHI--NYC, indicating that the demand traversed a tunnel from Houston (HOU) to Washington D.C. (WDC).

Clicking on “Show Path” displays the path of the demand on the map. Notice that a purple color is used to indicate the portion where the demand is travelling through a tunnel.

Figure 2: Path of Demand Through a Tunnel Network diagram illustrating US city connections with abbreviations like SFO and NYC. Red asterisks mark key hubs; green circles and pink squares indicate facility types. Lines vary in color and thickness, showing connection strength or type.

Network diagram illustrating US city connections with abbreviations like SFO and NYC. Red asterisks mark key hubs; green circles and pink squares indicate facility types. Lines vary in color and thickness, showing connection strength or type.